The Hypsiprymnodontidae are a family of macropods, one of two families containing animals commonly referred to as rat-kangaroos. The single known extant genus and species in this family, the musky rat-kangaroo, Hypsiprymnodon moschatus, occurs in northern Australia. During the Pleistocene, this family included the megafauna genus Propleopus.
Classification Family Hypsiprymnodontidae Subfamily Hypsiprymnodontinae Genus Hypsiprymnodon Hypsiprymnodon moschatus, musky rat-kangaroo †Hypsiprymnodon bartholomaii †Hypsiprymnodon philcreaseri †Hypsiprymnodon dennisi †Hypsiprymnodon karenblackae Subfamily †Propleopinae Archer and Flannery, 1985 Genus †Ekaltadeta †Ekaltadeta ima †Ekaltadeta jamiemulveneyi Genus †Propleopus †Propleopus oscillans †Propleopus chillagoensis †Propleopus wellingtonensis Genus †Jackmahoneyi †Jackmahoneyi toxoniensis Genus †Brachalletes †Brachalletes palmeri
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